49/46. Chapter:
Jami at-Tirmidhi 3831 — Trustworthy Transmission
The Virtues Of Anas Bin Malik, May Allah Be Pleased With Him
Hadith About Trustworthy Hadith Transmission
Jami at-Tirmidhi : 3831
Jami at-TirmidhiHadith Number 3831
حَدَّثَنَا إِبْرَاهِيمُ بْنُ يَعْقُوبَ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا زَيْدُ بْنُ حُبَابٍ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا مَيْمُونٌ أَبُو عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا ثَابِتٌ الْبُنَانِيُّ قَالَ قَالَ لِي أَنَسُ بْنُ مَالِكٍ يَا ثَابِتُ خُذْ عَنِّي فَإِنَّكَ لَمْ تَأْخُذْ عَنْ أَحَدٍ أَوْثَقَ مِنِّي إِنِّي أَخَذْتُهُ عَنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم وَأَخَذَهُ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم عَنْ جِبْرِيلَ وَأَخَذَهُ جِبْرِيلُ عَنِ اللَّهِ تَعَالَى . هَذَا حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ غَرِيبٌ لاَ نَعْرِفُهُ إِلاَّ مِنْ حَدِيثِ زَيْدِ بْنِ حُبَابٍ .
Thabit Al-Bunani Narrated from:
Anas Bin Malik Said To Me: 'O Thabit, Take From Me, For Indeed You Shall Not Take From One More Trustworthy Than Me. Verily, I Took It From The Messenger Of Allah (ﷺ), And The Messenger Of Allah (ﷺ) Took It From Jibra'Il, And Jibra'Il Took It From Allah The Mighty And Sublime.'
Reference : Jami` at-Tirmidhi 3831In-book reference : Book 49, Hadith 231English translation : Vol. 1, Book 46, Hadith 3831
Summary of Jami at-Tirmidhi Hadith 3831
This hadith about trustworthy hadith transmission records Anas bin Malik speaking to Thabit Al-Bunani. Anas tells him to take from him, saying that he will not take from someone more trustworthy than him. He then explains the chain: he took it from the Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وسلم, the Messenger صلى الله عليه وسلم took it from Jibra'il, and Jibra'il took it from Allah the Mighty and Sublime. The text stresses the value of receiving knowledge through a trusted source. It also shows that Anas was careful to name where the knowledge came from. For a reader searching for a hadith about isnad, this narration highlights trust and clear transmission.
What we learn from this hadith
- Knowledge should be taken from trustworthy sources.
- Anas clearly stated the source of what he transmitted.
- The narration shows care in preserving and passing on religious knowledge.
